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Local NewsCouncil set to merge roads 
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Barrie’s Harvie and Big Bay Point roads are just that much closer to being married. City council will consider final approval Monday of a motion to connect the two south-end roads, crossing Highway 400 with six through lanes (three each way) and one turning lane.
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Local NewsShredding for cancer Posted 4 hours ago
Tyler Hopper knows his snowboard can do more than slice through powder. It can also help shred cancer. The 12-year-old from Oro-Medonte Township will take his Shred Cancer campaign to the hills of Horseshoe Resort today from 10 a.m.
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Local NewsBarrie Grits chiming in on ‘robocalls’ scandal Posted 4 hours ago
It seems Barrie is not out of the woods when it comes to troublesome pre-election phone calls. As complaints ring in across the country to Elections Canada — which is scrambling to deal with more than 31,000 of them — Barrie’s Liberal party supporters are joining the queue.
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SportsRussian 'roadrunner' Posted 4 hours ago
Blessed with blazing speed, it was no wonder that growing up as boy in Russia that Ivan Telegin’s friends would always choose him first when it came time to pick teams for whatever game they were playing outside.
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EditorialFrom the Inside Out: Nicole shares her story Posted 4 hours ago
The following is part of a profile series the Examiner is running about people linked to the David Busby Street Centre in Barrie. ----------------- Every day has been a medical adventure for Nicole Black.
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EditorialNixon would’ve approved of voting misdirection: BEING BLUNT column Posted 4 hours ago
Canada’s robocall scandal reminds me of just one person. I can’t help it, that’s just the way my mind works. That person is Richard Nixon. Nixon was president of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned due to the granddaddy of all political scandals, Watergate.
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Local News‘Sparing’ some time Updated 6 hours ago
Throwing a few strikes could help enhance the spare time of a local youngster needing a friend. Residents and businesses are urged to slip on some bowling shoes and wrack up their scores in support of the 2012 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Barrie and District’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake this month.
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Local NewsRookie filmmaker hopes documentary draws to the button Updated 8 hours ago
After months on the road, thousands of highway miles and hundreds of hours of footage, Dave Goodbrand's all-consuming passion for the last 18 months is about to hit the airwaves. Team Howard: Rockumentary is scheduled to air Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
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Local NewsMan airlifted to hospital after van crash Updated 10 hours ago
SPRINGWATER TWP. — A man was airlifted to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto with serious injures after a minivan collided with a tree near Midhurst, Friday afternoon.
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SportsMohawk dashes Georgian's hopes Posted 7 hours ago
OTTAWA — The Mohawk Mountaineers put an end to the Georgian Grizzlies' gold-medal hopes with a 96-61 win in the semifinals at the OCAA men's basketball championships at Algonquin College, Friday.
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Local NewsWind warning issued for our region Posted 12 hours ago
A cold front associated with a developing storm system is forecast to move from west to east across Southern Ontario tonight through Saturday morning. Very strong southwest winds of 60 km/h with gusts to 90 km/h are likely in the wake of this front.
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Local NewsBoat slips auction on council's agenda Posted 14 hours ago
What's on tap at Barrie council Monday: *Maya Burhanpurkar of Codrington Street Public School and Andres Perez-Vilarino of Bear Creek Secondary School will be sworn in as Barrie's new student mayors.
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Local NewsMan spitting mad about leaving Posted 19 hours ago
A Barrie man who spat in the face of his former spouse Thursday evening faces an assault charge. City police were called to a Codrington Street residence at about 6:40 p.m. concerning a 41-year-old man who had been asked to leave the house in which he was staying.
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Local NewsDoor damaged by kicking Posted 19 hours ago
A man who tried to kick in the door of a Barrie house was charged with mischief Thursday night. City police say a 23-year-old man of no fixed address was trying to get into an Oak Street home. He repeatedly kicked at the door, police said, damaging both the frame and the door itself.
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SportsColts blast Rangers Updated 17 hours ago
The Barrie Colts had prolific puck possession and quick sticks on Thursday night. That combination led to a number of goals for and just a few against.
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Local NewsTheft suspect nabbed at bus station : News Briefs Updated 16 hours ago
CULPRIT CAUGHT A Barrie man was arrested at the downtown bus station in relation to the theft of a 42-inch flatscreen from Georgian College on Feb. 24. According to police, a lone man walked into the Barrie school around 8:20 p.m.
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SportsGrizzlie recognized: Sports Briefs Updated 16 hours ago
GRIZZLIES RECOGNIZED OTTAWA -- Two members of the Georgian Grizzlies were honoured Wednesday night at the OCAA men's basketball championship banquet held at Algonquin College. Second-year forward Shane Rowe was named to the OCAA East first all-star team.
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SportsBird is the word for Orillian Updated 16 hours ago
Orillia's Nathan Dix has won the right to compete in the bad-m i nt o n competition at the Ontario Winter Games, which begins next week in Collingwood. The Park Street Collegiate student had never before played the sport until showing up for tryouts in Grade 9.
